The main objective of the conference is an attempt to establish the role of social sciences in a situation of growing divisions among different communities, organizations, groups. Strengthening the existing good connections and creation of the new ones nowadays is urgent and strongly needed. In recent years we have observed the rise of divisions, cracks and collisions on many levels – civilizational, cultural, political, religious, social and economic. Searching for an effective strategies for overcoming divisions and tensions becomes urgent task. That is why it is very important to maintain and to create programs and intercultural and interreligious dialogue, to discuss an importance of equal opportunities and social inclusion.

Therefore, we need to understand the phenomena better and to organize the knowledge about the processes. Finding the right descriptive language and adequate theoretical concepts is also the aim of the conference. An important task of our conference is looking for answers to the questions: How are we divided and how do we get divided? Why are we divided? What does unite us? How to break down the divisions? How do social sciences identify, describe and interpret the manifestations of divisions on the different levels of social life? Are descriptive, theoretical, revealing and practical functions of social sciences properly fulfilled?

THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

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Venue:
The Library of the University of Zielona Góra, al. Wojska Polskiego 71, Zielona Góra

16 May, 2017 

9.30-10.00 Registration, Hall of the Library of the University of Zielona Góra

Venue:
all Tuesday sessions take place in the Auditorium of the Library of the University of Zielona Góra

10.00 – 10.30
Opening and introduction

• Giorgi Melikidze – Deputy Rector for Science and International Cooperation University of Zielona Góra
  Welcome Speech
• Marek Furmanek – University of Zielona Góra
  Faculty Dean’s Welcome Speech
• Mariusz Kwiatkowski – University of Zielona Góra
  Good Connections in the Times of Isolationism (Introduction)

10.30 – 12.15
Plenary Session (1 part)
WHAT CONNECTS US? Culture and Education 
Chair: Elżbieta Kołodziejska

• 10.30 – 11.15
  Max Fras – London School of Economics
  Does Intercultural Education have a Future?
• 11.15 – 11.45
  Martin Strouhal – Charles University Prague
  The Notion of Culture between Tradition and Today
• 11.45 – 12.15
  Joanna Dec–Pietrowska – University of Zielona Góra,
  Emilia Paprzycka – Warsaw University of Life Sciences
  Between (Dis)agreement and Apparent Compromise. The Contexts of Sexuality Education in Poland

12.15 – 13.00
Coffee break

13.00 – 15.00
Plenary Session (part 2)
WHAT CONNECTS US? Public Sphere
Chair: Anna Mielczarek–Żejmo

• 13.00 – 13.45
  Alexandra Gheondea–Eladi – Romanian Academy
  What Connects us: Shared Decision-Making and Patient Decisions
• 13.45 – 14.10
  Kaja Gadowska – Jagiellonian University
  Służba Cywilna a dobro wspólne (Civil Service and Common Good)
• 14.10 – 14.35
  Marek Rymsza – University of Warsaw
  Can the Development Vision of the Country Connect us? Sociological Reflection on the Programming of Public Policies
• 14.35 – 15.00
  Jarosław Flis – Jagiellonian University
  Nowy kierunek wyborczego wahadła (New Direction of the Electoral Pendulum)

15.15
Lunch, Palm House the building A-16

16.00 – 17.30
Plenary Session (part 3)
WHAT CONNECTS US? Everyday Life
Chair: Jerzy Leszkowicz-Baczyński

• 16.00 – 16.25
  Monika Kozłowska – University of Wrocław
  Jerzy Herberger – University of Zielona Góra
  How/Why do we Divide/Connect (from Psychological Perspective)
• 16.25 – 16.50
  Regina Capelo, Miguel Varela – Direção Regional de Educação
  Good Connections: Cultural Dynamics for Social Inclusion
• 16.50 – 17.15
  Margarida Pocinho – University of Madeira
  Soraia Garcês – University of Madeira
  Elżbieta Kołodziejska – University of Zielona Góra
  Saúl Neves de Jesus – University of Algarve
  Connecting through Positive Psychology: Building Bridges in Tourism

19.00
Dinner Gallo Nero Restaurant, Leśna Street 4
Concert (folk choir – Drewno)

17 May, 2017

9.00 – 10.45
CONNECTIVITY CENTER. Organizational meeting (in English)
Chair: Dorota Bazuń – University of Zielona Góra and Foundation Participation
Venue: the Auditorium of the Library of the University of Zielona Góra

– International, interdisciplinary initiative of researchers and social activists
– Our mission: Let’s create a new vision of social cohesion
– Initiators: Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Sociology of the University of Zielona Góra, Participation Foundation, participants of the international conference „Good Connections”
– Forms of action: conferences, seminars, social interventions, research

10.45 – 11.30
Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Session 1. FROM CRISIS TO INTEGRATION (in English)
Chair: Katarzyna Narkiewicz
Venue: the Auditorium of the Library of the University of Zielona Góra

• Miroslav Bureš – Czech Technical University in Prague
  Influence of Global Network on the Current Society
• Duygu Doğan – Namik Kemal University
  The Impact of Diplomatic Crisis News on Brand Image and Reputation: Global Brands in Turkey
• Nadja Messerschmidt – Hartnackschule Berlin
  From Refugee Crisis to Integration. How Long are you Foreign? – Young Syrian in Berlin
• Margrida Pocinho – University of Madeira
  Soraia Garcês – University of Madeira
  Noemi Serrano Diaz – University of Cadiz
  Marzanna Farnicka – University of Zielona Góra
  Connecting Countries and Expertise: The Case of KA2 Strategic Partnerships & Social Inclusion
• Karolina Burešova – Charles University Prague
  The Socio-Educational Aspects of Community Development in the Global Perspective of United Nations

Session 2. FROM CONFLICT TO CONSENSUS (in Polish)
Chair: Małgorzata Olejarz
Venue: The Library room 2nd floor

• Ewa Narkiewicz-Niedbalec – University of Zielona Góra
  Paulina Hojny – European Parlament, Luxembourg
  Motywacje uczestnictwa w organizacjach pozarządowych, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem działających na pograniczu polsko-czesko-niemieckim
• Jerzy Leszkowicz–Baczyński – University of Zielona Góra
  Postrzeganie „obcych” przez Polaków. Wstępna analiza uwarunkowań postaw wobec innych narodów i grup etnicznych
• Anna Radiukiewicz – Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  Podział jako podstawa wspólnoty – o tożsamości działaczy Komitetu Obrony Demokracji
• Edyta Mianowska – University of Zielona Góra
  Sieciowe zasoby Polaków
• Dorota Szaban – University of Zielona Góra
  Społeczne skutki konfliktu o lubuski węgiel
• Monika Kozłowska – University of Wrocław
  Eksperymentalne aktywizowanie samowiedzy z zakresu własnej sprawczości i wspólnotowości a przekonania na temat świata społecznego

Session 3. EDUCATION AND REVITALIZATION (in Polish and in English)
Chair: Katarzyna Walentynowicz-Moryl
Venue: The Library room 3rd floor

• Ulyana Ivanochko – Technical University of Lviv
  Ihor Hnes – Technical University of Lviv
  Podstawa społeczna polityki miejskiej w odniesieniu do kształtowania komfortowego środowiska mieszkaniowego
• Joanna Frątczak–Muller – University of Zielona Góra
  Anna Mielczarek-Żejmo – University of Zielona Góra
  Degradacja a partycypacja. Paradoks zaangażowania obywatelskiego w procesach rewitalizacji
• Dorota Bazuń – University of Zielona Góra
  Revitalization as a Field of Interdisciplinary Cooperation
• Eva Vincejova – Charles University Prague
  Etapy kariery nauczyciela a zdolność do współpracy
• Andrzej Zygadło – University of Zielona Góra
  Unification vs Subjectivity at Schools

13.00
Lunch, Palm House the building A-16

14.00 – 15.30
PH. D. CANDIDATES’ SESSION – part 1 (in Polish)
Chair: Jarosław Wagner
Venue: The Library room 2nd floor

• Zbigniew Michalski
  Źródła podziałów we wspólnotach w kontekście społeczno-kulturowym. Czy stosowane nauki społeczne mogą pomóc budować relacje ponad podziałami
• Gabriela Fiedler
  Różne aspekty komunikacji we współczesnej rzeczywistości szkolnej
• Astina Koch
  Ekskluzja dzieci i młodzież niedostosowanej oraz ich inkluzja społeczna w kontekście oddziaływań szkół o charakterze terapeutycznym
• Karolina Silna
  Przemoc w rodzinie – uwarunkowania oraz funkcjonowanie systemu prawnego
• Sławomir Sobański
  Jakość niesienia pomocy postpenitencjarnej
• Milena Grzegorczyk
  Problemy społeczne osób starych i percepcja zagrożeń z perspektywy osób przebywających w Domu Pomocy Społecznej w Zielonej Górze

16.00 – 17.30
PH. D. CANDIDATES’ SESSION – part 2 (in Polish)
Chair: Mariusz Kwiatkowski
Venue: The Library room 2nd floor

• Łukasz Koperski
  Community-based research: neighborhood stabilizations and developing social services tools in Cleveland (Ohio)
• Bernadetta Zamaria
  Problemy rewitalizacji – przykład Głogowa
• Katarzyna Narkiewicz
  Nieobecni Obecni – zielonogórskie dylematy na temat przyjmowania uchodźców
• Piotr Nieporowski
  Istota raportowania społecznego. Budowanie wartości czy instytucjonalny przymus?
• Viachaslau Dziyanau
  Wykorzystanie modelu 3d w badaniu geopolitycznego spektrum zwolenników partii politycznych w państwach Europy Wschodniej
• Łukasz Rut
  Good connections. Dobre połączenie kapitału finansowego i kapitału społecznego w rozwoju firm startup

ALEXANDRA GHEONDEA–ELADI,
Ph. D. Romanian Academy

Alexandra is Scientific Researcher at the Research Institute for Quality of Life of the Romanian Academy, specialized in sociology and decision-making. Throughout her career she received prestigious scholarships and research stays in Poland, at the University of Zielona Gora, in Germany, at Bremen International School of Social Sciences and Jacobs University and in Great Britain, at the University of Warwick. She holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Bucharest, Romania. Her research interests are in the field of individual and small group decision-making, with applications in health care, work-life balance or volunteering.

MAKSYMILIAN FRAS
Ph. D. European Institute, London School of Economics

Max holds MA degrees from Wroclaw University and the Cambridge Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations as well as a PhD in social sciences from Open University (UK). He worked as a project manager, researcher, expert and analyst in the fields of civil society, education and youth policy for the British Council, European Commission and Council of Europe. He is currently a visiting fellow at the LSE European Institute, researching social policy and international development in South-East Europe. His other research interests include intercultural competence, social inclusion, human rights education, migration, civil society development and EU enlargement policy.

PATRONAGE

Ph. D. Marek Furmanek, Associate Professor
Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy Psychology and Sociology University of Zielona Góra

ORGANIZERS

University Of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Education, Psychology And Sociology

SCIENTIFIC BOARD

Ph. D. Mariusz Kwiatkowski, Associate Professor, the chairman of the conference
Ph. D. Ewa Narkiewicz-Niedbalec, Associate Professor
Ph. D. Elżbieta Kołodziejska
Ph. D. Małgorzata Olejarz

THE TEAM OF ORGANIZERS

Ph. D. Jarosław Wagner, the organizers’ team chairman
Ph. D. Dorota Bazuń
Ph. D. Joanna Frątczak-Muller
Ph. D. Anna Mielczarek-Żejmo
Ph. D. Edyta Mianowska
M. A. Katarzyna Walentynowicz-Moryl